Civic Engagement in the Wake of Katrina Book

Contents

Introduction Amy Koritz and George J. Sanchez....................1
SECTION 1. COPING WITH DISASTER Amy Koritz....................19
"Bring Your Own Chairs" Civic Engagement in Postdiluvial New Orleans Richard Campanella....................23
A Reciprocity of Tears Community Engagement after a Disaster Pat Evans and Sarah Lewis....................44
Not Since the Great Depression The Documentary Impulse Post-Katrina Michael Mizell-Nelson....................59
Another Evacuation Story Rebecca Mark....................78
SECTION 2. NEW BEGINNINGS Amy Koritz....................85
The Vision Has Its Time Culture and Civic Engagement in Postdisaster New Orleans Carol Bebelle....................89
How to Raise an Army (of Creative Young People) Mat Schwarzman, with illustrator Keith Knight....................101
The Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps The Story of a Local CBO's Response to Restoring Youth Programs in New Orleans after Katrina and Rita Kyshun Webster and D. Hamilton Simons-Jones....................115
Welcoming the Newcomers Civic Engagement among Pre-Katrina Latinos Elizabeth Fussell....................132
SECTION 3. INTERCONNECTIONS Amy Koritz....................147
Cultural Policy and Living Culture in New Orleans after Katrina Carole Rosenstein....................151
HOME, New Orleans University/Neighborhood Arts Collaborations Jan Cohen-Cruz....................162
Interview with Don Marshall, Executive Director of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation Conducted by Amy Koritz....................185
Afterword Civic Engagement Is a Language-What Can Universities Learn from Public Cultural Work in New Orleans?Julie Ellison....................203
Contributors....................223
Index....................231